Intel Core i7-3770 vs Intel Core i3-4160T

Intel Core i7-3770
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i7-3770
Intel Core i3-4160T
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jul 2014
Intel Core i3-4160T

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    159%
  • Intel Core i3-4160T
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    110%
  • Intel Core i3-4160T
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    209%
  • Intel Core i3-4160T
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3770

10% higher single threaded performance.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 109% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 59% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-4160T

42 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Intel Core i7-3770

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3770

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-3770

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3770

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i3-4160T
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
AVX2
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i3-4160T
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameIvy BridgevsHaswell
Release DateApr 2012vsJul 2014

Cores

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i3-4160T
Cores4vs2
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4000vsIntel HD 4400

Cache

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i3-4160T
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i3-4160T
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp67°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size160mm²vs177mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i3-4160T
Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs3100 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP77 Wvs35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    4017 points
  • Intel Core i3-4160T
    3472 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    16809 points
  • Intel Core i3-4160T
    8332 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3770 (simulated)
    139
  • Intel Core i3-4160T (simulated)
    125.59

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3770 (simulated)
    647.94
  • Intel Core i3-4160T (simulated)
    310

points - higher is better